Details Title: Fine Arts quiz 1 Description: indiana wesleyan university MUS 180 Total Flash Cards: 40 Created: 03/17/2009 13:05:05		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Fine Art Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term Music Definition is organized sound Term the four main properties of sound Definition pitch, dynamics, tone color, and duration Term pitch Definition the relative highness or lowness of a sound Term dynamics Definition the loudness or softness of sound Term tone color Definition the sonorous quality of a particular instrument, voice, or combination of instruments or voices Term duration Definition the length of time that a sound is heard Term tone Definition a sound that has a definite pitch Term interval Definition the distance in pitch between any two tones Term octave Definition the interval between a pair of "duplicating" notes Term scale Definition a selection of ordered pitches that provides the pitch material for music Term diatonic scale Definition a set of seven pitches represented by all the white notes on the piano, within one octave Term Chromatic Scale Definition the set of twelve pitches represented by all the white and black notes on the piano, within one octave Term half step Definition or semitone, smallest interval between any two successive notes of the chromatic scale Term whole step Definition interval equal to two half steps Term melody Definition a series of single tones that add up to a recognizable whole Term harmony Definition two or more pitches sung together that accompany or support a melody Term consonance Definition tone combination that is stable and restful Term dissonance Definition tone combination that is unstable and tense Term Timbre Definition the quality of sound that distinguishes one instrument or voice from another Term Rhythm Definition ordered flow of music through time; the pattern of durations of notes and silences in music Term beat Definition regular recurrent pulsation that divides music into equal units of time Term accent Definition emphasis of a note, which may result from its being louder, longer or higher in pitch that the notes near it Term meter Definition organization of beats into regular groups Term syncopation Definition accenting of a note at an unexpected time, as between two beats or on a weak beat Term tempo Definition basic pace of the music Term metronome Definition a device that ticks or flashes a light at any designed musical speed; metronome setting indicates the exact number of beats per minute Term texture Definition the blend of the various sounds and melodic lines occurring simultaneously in a piece of music Term polyphonic Definition musical texture in which two or more melodic lines are played or sung simultaneously Term monophonic Definition a musical texture involving a single melodic line Term homophonic Definition a musical texture that involves only one melody of real interest, combined with chords or other subsidiary sounds Term Form Definition the manner in which the elements are constructed to comprise a recognizable musical structure Term repetition Definition repeating the same melody over and over Term variation Definition repeating the melody in slightly different ways Term contrast Definition a totally different melody or series of notes Term musical style Definition the manner in which a composer treats the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, texture, dynamics, and form within a musical composition Term Middle ages Definition 450-1450 Term Renaissance Period Definition 1450-1600 Term Baroque Definition 1600-1750 Term Classical Period Definition 1750-1820 Term Romantic Period Definition 1820-1900